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Day 42 of 170: The Kid Has Some Talent

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Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: December 9th, 2008

Line of the Night: Kevin Durant (1.66) might not be the entire Thunder franchise, but it’s pretty damn close to the truth. Playing against (of course) the Warriors, Durant went for 41 points last night, going 6-10 from three with 10 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots. He shot over 50% from the floor and was 4-4 from the line.

Honorable Mentions: There were a few other decent performances last night. Marcus Camby (0.77) had 17 rebounds, Baron Davis (0.71) went for 27 and 7, and Dwyane Wade (0.65) also scored 41 against the Bobcats. But really, Durant utterly destroyed every other line last night and as the numbers indicate, it’s not even close.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Not a lot to go on with only 4 games. Marc Gasol (0.71) doesn’t count because he’s currently owned in 63% of Yahoo leagues (I like to keep the WWLotN below 50% owned), so this one goes to the man with the best beard this side of Baron Davis – Ronny Turiaf (0.36). In 28 minutes off the bench, Turiaf had 9 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, and 4 blocks. The man has blocked 45 shots already on the season

The Grizzles are coming to the realization that Mike Conley just isn’t that good, which means a starting role and some more minutes for Kyle Lowry (0.33). In his third start of the season, Lowry scored 11 points and dished 5 assists. The Grizz like the energy that Lowry brings to the court, so expect him to expand his starting role (and fantasy value) as the season rolls on.

Brandan Wright (0.26) got the chance to start for the Warriors thanks to injuries to Corey Maggette and Stephen Jackson and scored 15 points. Both are day-to-day, but it looks like Maggette might be out for a week or more, making Wright worth a short-term look.

Biggest Loser: I guess if you’re someone like me who thought that Luther Head (-0.6) would have some value in Tracy McGrady’s absence, you might be disappointed in his 1-8 shooting performance. Otherwise, I guess it’s Al Thornton (-0.48), who did score 13 points, but only contributed 3 boards, 1 assist, and most heinous of all, shot 6-15 from the floor.

All Eyez on Me:

New York (9-11) at Chicago (9-11) – The game that Nels will assuredly be watching, probably to catch the return of his man crush, Chris Duhon. Wait, I might be thinking of Thabo Sefolosha. It’s tough to keep up with him. It’s also your lockdown pick for insane fantasy matchup of the night. New York leads the league in pace, while Chicago is 4th, so expect at least 100 possessions in this game.

San Antonio (11-8) at Dallas (11-8) – It’s Barea time! Jose Juan Barea, that is. The latest starting SG for the Mavs. He’s averaged 20 points and 4 assists a game in his first 2 starts.

Utah (13-9) at Minnesota (4-15) – Carlos Boozer is expect back sometime this week, either today or for the nationally television game against Portland on Thursday. In NBA speak that means expect him back on Thursday.

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